Major Spoilers Podcast #770: Tomb Raider: Season of the Witch

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: With Tomb Raider arriving in theaters, we take a look at Tomb Raider: Season of the Witch. Plus, Athena Voltaire and the Sorcerer Pope #2, Bonehead #3, Nailed It on Netflix, and Mage: The Hero Denied #7.

REVIEWSSTEPHEN ATHENA VOLTAIRE AND THE SORCERER POPE #2 Write: Steve Bryant Artists: Ismael Canales (art), Emily Elmer (colors) Publisher: Action Lab Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 The hunt for the mysterious bronze head continues! Clues lead Athena and company to a deep-sea dive off the coast of Italy—but the Nazi occultists are hot on their trail!

MATT WAGNER’s classic saga of comics fantasy continues in the third and final part of his epic MAGE trilogy. After encountering a rare and ominous mystical creature, Kevin Matchstick has enlisted black-market magic to obtain an enchanted potion that he hopes will help lead him to the Fisher King. Will his mystical quest lead to the fulfillment he so desperately seeks…or leave his family more vulnerable than ever? Can even the Pendragon stave off a siege from the Faerie Realms and the schemes of the malevolent Umbra Sprite?

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RODRIGO BONEHEAD #3 Writer: Bryan Hill Artist: Rhoald Marcellius Publisher: Top Cow Cover Price: Faced with the growing trouble over the new and deadly neuro-narcotic plaguing the working-class sections of the city, Aleph, Hideki, and Subject 56 may have to work together to stop the crisis. The first step: Uniting the gangs.

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ASHLEY NAILED IT season 1 Byer hosts the six 30-minute episodes with professional chef Jacques Torres and a special guest host. The goal for the contestants is to recreate high-quality treats as best they can. The one who gets closest will be awarded $10,000.

DISCUSSION Tomb Raider: Season of the Witch Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Nicolas Daniel Selma Publisher; Dark Horse Comics Lara and the other survivors of the Endurance are experiencing horrific visions after their ordeal in the Lost Kingdom of Yamatai. But the visions lead to a darker fate . . . can Lara survive the calamities that await her as she struggles to piece this new mystery, and her life, back together?

The Author

Stephen Schleicher

Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment.

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